Vocab Unit 2 Flashcards
Aplomb
Great self confidence
Ameliorate
To improve or make better
Bombastic
Pompous, full of high sounding words
Callow
Immature without experience
Drivel
Aimless talk
Epitome
A summary, condensed account a model (of something)
Exhort
To urge strongly
Ex officio
By virtue of holding a certain office
Infringe
Violate or trespass
Ingratiate
To gain ones favor or acceptance
Interloper
An intruder, meddler
Intrinsic
Inherent, Belonging to someone by its very nature
Inveigh
To make a violent attack with words expressing sting disapproval
Lassitude
Weariness of body or mind
Millennium
A period of 1000 years
Occult
Mysterious, magical, supernatural, secret or hidden from view
Permeate
To spread through soak
Precipitate
To bring about suddenly
Stringent
Strict, severe, sharp or bitter
Surmise
To think or believe without supporting evidence